Archie: Fast & Easy Package Management for Arch Linux

📋 Project Status

This project is no longer actively maintained due to disagreements among the original development team.

Recommended Alternatives

We encourage users to migrate to one of these actively maintained alternatives:

🌟 Archium by Keiran

• Comprehensive feature set with ongoing development
• Active community support and regular updates

🔧 Archie-ng

• Maintained fork by one of the original developers
• Enhanced and refined version of the original codebase
• More polished user experience

Features

• System Updates: Quickly update your entire system
• Package Management:
  • Install packages
  • Remove packages
  • Purge packages
• System Maintenance:
  • Clean package cache
  • Remove orphaned packages
• Package Search: Easily find packages in repositories

Installation

Method 1: Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TuxForge/archie.git
   cd archie

2. Compile the program:

   make

3. Install the binary (requires root permissions):

   sudo make install

Method 2: AUR Installation

Archie is available on the Arch User Repository (AUR). Install using your preferred AUR helper:

yay -S archie
# Or
paru -S archie

Usage

Interactive Mode

When you run archie, you'll see an interactive prompt:

Welcome to Archie, type "h" for help
$

Available Commands

Command	Action
u	Update the system
i	Install a package
r	Remove a package
p	Purge a package
c	Clean cache
o	Clean orphaned packages
s	Search for a package
h	Display help
q	Quit the application

Command-Line Arguments

Execute Specific Commands

Run Archie with a specific command using --exec:

archie --exec <command>

Supported commands: u, i, r, p, c, o, s, h

Example:

archie --exec u  # Updates the system directly

Version Information

Display version details:

archie --version

Dependencies

• gcc: GNU Compiler Collection
• yay or paru: AUR helpers
• git: Version control system
• readline: Command-line input library
• ncurses: Text-based user interface library

Important Notes

AUR Helper Selection

• Archie uses yay by default
• If only paru is installed, it will use paru
• To force paru when both are available, create a file:

  touch $HOME/.archie-use-paru

Upgrade Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues upgrading Archie, try:

yay -Scc --noconfirm && yay -S archie --noconfirm

License

Archie is licensed under the GNU General Public License. See the LICENSE file for complete details.

Credits

• Created & maintained by Gurov
• Contributors: scklss, Keiran

Support

For issues, feature requests, or contributions, please visit the GitHub repository.